The latest June Survey statistics from Defra show the provisional estimates for land use, crop areas and livestock numbers on agricultural holdings on June 1 2010. They give a good idea of trends but they are provisional and could be subject to amendment at a later date.
The agricultural land area in 2010 was 9.3m hectares. The area on agricultural holdings remained unchanged at 8.9m hectares. Common rough grazing remained unchanged at 428,000 hectares. The arable area also remained more or less unchanged at slightly under 3.8m hectares while to total cropping area increased slightly to 3,915,000 hectares from 3,902,000 hectares in 2009 (revised). All regions increased their wheat area.
The number of cattle increased by 1% to 5.5 million. The total breeding herd was up by 0.9% to 1,916,000. There were 756,000 cattle in the beef herd and 1,160,000 in the dairy breeding herd in 2010.
The number of breeding pigs increased to by 1.4% to 427,000 from 421,000. The number of fattening pigs decreased by 2% to 3.2 million. The female breeding herd numbered 351,000 in 2010 and other breeding pigs increased by 10.7% to 76,000 in 2010 which included 15,000 boars. The total number of pigs decreased by 1.6% to 3,630,000.
The female breeding flock remained unchanged at 6.4 million. The fall in the number of lambs from 7.49 million to 7.24 million was a factor in reducing the total number of sheep to 14.1 million from 14.4 million in 2009.
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Monday, 20 September 2010
Tuesday, 11 May 2010
Less Agricultural Land Used In Development
The majority of the land use change statistics (LUCS) for land changing to residential use are for 2008. The LUCS have 24 land use categories and 58% of dwellings were built on land previously classed as residential, agricultural, vacant or derelict in 2008. The remaining 42% were built on the remaining 20 land use categories.
In 2008, 12% of dwellings were built on previously agricultural land compared to 14% in 2007, a fall of 2%. There has been a general trend since 1998 to use less agricultural land for new dwellings in favour of previously residential land.
Statistics for changes in the use of previously developed land are for 2007 when an estimated 55% of land changing to developed use was previously developed and 35% was previously agricultural land or agricultural buildings.
Provisional estimates also say that the average density of housing increased from 43 dwellings per hectare in 2008 to 45 dwellings/hectare in 2009. The Green Belt has seen an increase in the percentage of land changing to residential use from 5% in 2007 to 7% in 2008. In 2008, 2% of dwellings were built within the Green Belt which is unchanged since 2004.
In 2008, 12% of dwellings were built on previously agricultural land compared to 14% in 2007, a fall of 2%. There has been a general trend since 1998 to use less agricultural land for new dwellings in favour of previously residential land.
Statistics for changes in the use of previously developed land are for 2007 when an estimated 55% of land changing to developed use was previously developed and 35% was previously agricultural land or agricultural buildings.
Provisional estimates also say that the average density of housing increased from 43 dwellings per hectare in 2008 to 45 dwellings/hectare in 2009. The Green Belt has seen an increase in the percentage of land changing to residential use from 5% in 2007 to 7% in 2008. In 2008, 2% of dwellings were built within the Green Belt which is unchanged since 2004.
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